de-Stalinize

American  

[dee-stah-luh-nahyz, -stal-uh-] / diˈstɑ ləˌnaɪz, -ˈstæl ə- /

especially British, de-Stalinise, or destalinize

verb (used without object)

de-Stalinized, de-Stalinizing

1. (of a Communist country) to engage in de-Stalinization.

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verb (used with object)

de-Stalinized, de-Stalinizing

1. to subject to de-Stalinization.

Etymology

Origin of de-Stalinize

First recorded in 1955–60; de- + Stalin + -ize

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Example Sentences

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de-Stalinize de-Stalinized

The goal was to "de-Stalinize" the Soviet Union, to resume Khrushchev's liberalization in the late 1950s.

From Time Magazine Archive

He broke off relations with the Soviet Union after Nikita Khrushchev de-Stalinized Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

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